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New Moon of Nion (Ash) 2013, February 10-by Sarah Fuhro

Perhaps the proximity to new Moon and the lack of any retrograde planets in the sky helped pushthe blizzard we experienced here in the Northeastern United States to its full volume. Perhapsthe Moon at its monthly perigee passage (closest to the earth) on Thursday deepened theanticipation we all felt waiting for snow and tidal waves to sweep over us. Yet despite two tothree feet of snow, many of us were able to meet this challenge in a way which felt communaland festive. Aquarius is ready for new structures and social relationships, evolution and universalsister and brotherhood. The Sabian Symbol for the degree of the conjunction between Moon andSun will be ‘A rug is placed on the floor of a nursery to allow children to play in comfort andwarmth.’ Neighbors who haven’t seen much of each other since winter shut us in indoors areout and about with shovels and the companionship of moving several feet of snow to someplaceelse.

This new Moon event will be in a very tight square to the lunar nodes. This suggests a need toreally take the opposition between Scorpio and Taurus to heart. The south node in Taurus asksus to redefine our values. If we are stuck with money as the measure of our success and failure,we won’t experience happiness because there is never enough money to allow us to feel that weare free to love what we do, love those around us or love and respect ourselves. Scorpio saysthere is exploration of our own dark regions to be explored and acknowledged. This new Moongives us a fresh opportunity to take stock of what we really want as the sustenance of our lives.The new Moon contains the tools and treasures, challenges and opportunities of the next twentyeight days.

And of course it is the beginning of the Chinese new Year of the Snake which follows the year ofthe Dragon, just ended. A snake has connection to the dragon. Both live in the earth and havepowerful energetic impulses towards growth and accumulation. Ironically there will be notraditional fireworks in Beijing this year because of the extreme air pollution. This might be asignal for all of us to switch our focus from making more and more money to healing the earthwhere we live. Just as accumulating wealth does not heal a sick body, our planet will not be aplace where we can live because we drill more oil wells in the oceans.

The asteroid Ceres makes a trine to this Sun Moon marriage from the vantage point of 19°Gemini. This degree has the Sabian Symbol of ‘a modern cafeteria displays an abundance offood, products of various regions’ Ceres offers us the opportunity for assimilation of manyways in which we can live on the earth in a healthy and sustainable way. We may have to lookbeyond the usual approach of our particular culture’s prescription, and integrate the creativeefforts of many communities and individuals.

Nion is the great tree which connects us to the world beneath our feet and the sky world above.The Ash is sacred to rebirth and water. Ash prevents drowning and is connected to the Sun andNeptune. At the time of this new Moon, Neptune is not far from Sun and Moon bringing the seasto those living along the eastern coast of America. The snipe is the bird of the ash tree, and theelements are fire (Sun) and water (Neptune). The Ash is connected to the tree of life and is bothstrong and deeply rooted in the wisdom of the earth.

Keeping our Ancient Wisdom Alive
The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs.
Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower
Essences and Druidry. In addition to personal consultations, Sarah teaches workshops
and private classes, offering both clients and students knowledge powerfully rooted
in the past, presented in the language of the present. To learn more, please visit
www.sarahfuhro.com.